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# Mere Fidelity: On Satire, with Karen Swallow Prior - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/mere-fidelity-satire-karen-swallow-prior/
- Published: 2016-08-02T05:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-18T16:38:39.000Z
- Description: The incomparable Karen Swallow Prior joins Matt, Alastair, and Derek for a serious conversation on the uses and abuses of satire. Jonathan Swift’s famous essay “A Modest Proposal” makes an appearance, of course. But so does this analysis of ‘punching up’ […]
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
- Tags: Matthew Lee Anderson

The incomparable [Karen Swallow Prior](https://twitter.com/LoveLifeLitGod?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) joins Matt, Alastair, and Derek for a serious conversation on the uses and abuses of satire.

Jonathan Swift’s famous essay “[A Modest Proposal](http://art-bin.com/art/omodest.html?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)” makes an appearance, of course. But so [does this analysis of ‘punching up’ in American comedy.](http://thebaffler.com/salvos/knock-yourselves-out-schwartz?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)

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